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aid roller. The cleaning-doctor, which wipes clean the surface of the roller. Dod. （Tile-making.) A piece affording an annular throat through which clay is forced, to make drain-pipe. See tile-machine. Dodg′ing. Said of mortises, when they are not in the same plane at the hub. By spreading the butts of the spokes where they enter the hub, dodging on each side of a median line, alternately, the wheel is stiffened against lateral strain. The wheel is said to be staggered. Doe′skin. （Fabric.) A single width fine woolen cloth for men's wear; not twilled. Dof′fer. A comb or revolving card-covered cylinder in a carding-machine, which strips the fleece or sliver of fiber off the main card-wheel after the filaments have passed the series of smaller cardingrollers and the flat cards. It is usually a comb with very fine teeth, which penetrate slightly between the wire teeth of the card as the comb moves downward. Doff′ing-cyl′in-der. A cylin